Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Attorney General's Office: Social MediaAttorney GeneralTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86453More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how much her Department has spent on social media advertising by (a) influencer and (b) organisation in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The department has spent £0 on social media advertising in the last 5 financial years. All spend in these areas are subject to standard value for money assessments.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: Social Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83627 on Refugees: Social Rented Housing, how many lead tenants there are in (a) social and (b) rented housing by the nation
Answer: The English Housing Survey (EHS) collects information about the characteristics of households, including the nationality of the household reference person (equivalent to lead tenant). Breakdowns by housing tenure can be found in Annex Table 1.1 of the EHS...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: EnforcementHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement raids have taken place in each of the last five years.
Answer: The relevant statistical figures can be accessed via the official government website at the following link: Illegal working and enforcement activity to the end of September 2025 - GOV.UKThe government takes illegal working very seriously, and we are deter...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83161 on Prisoners’ Release: Reoffenders, when this data will be included in statistical releases
Answer: The next proven reoffending statistics publication where SDS40 releases will fall within the overall cohort is currently scheduled for 30 July 2026. The content of this release, as with all future statistical releases, remains under review.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: English LanguageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82834 on Social Security Benefits: English Language, what the total cost was for English language courses as a work preparation activity in each of
Answer: This information is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: English LanguageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to question 82834 on Social Security Benefits: English Language, how many claimants have been required to attend English language courses as a work preparation
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86041More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the average (a) waiting time for people calling and (b) time spent on hold to the HMRC self-assessment line in each of the last five years.
Answer: The below table provides the average call answer time (minutes: seconds) for HMRC’s employers helpline in each of the last five years: YearTotal average over the year2020-2109:072021-2212:032022-2316:032023-2422:202024-2526:32 Overall, HMRC’s telephony pe...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86040More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on (a) the average call answer time and (b) time spent on hold for people calling the HMRC employers general enquiries line in each of the last five years.
Answer: The below table provides the average call answer time (minutes: seconds) for HMRC’s employers helpline in each of the last five years: YearTotal average over the year2020-2109:072021-2212:032022-2316:032023-2422:202024-2526:32 Overall, HMRC’s telephony pe...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Home Country NationalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department cited (a) national security and (b) public interest exemptions under the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to the Afghan data breach disclosed in 2021.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) reported several personal data incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2021, under the previous administration, in which individuals seeking Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) support were ide...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits and TaxationTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86038More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) ministers and (b) special advisers from her Department have received briefings on analyses of (a) tax contributions and (b) benefits of people by (i) ethnicity, (ii) nationality and (iii) country of birt
Answer: HM Treasury does not routinely publish information which is released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The FOI was answered in accordance with the Freedom of Information principles.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits and TaxationTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86037More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of (a) tax and (b) benefit contributions of people by (i) nationality and (ii) country of birth since 2020.
Answer: HM Treasury does not routinely publish information which is released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The FOI was answered in accordance with the Freedom of Information principles.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) recording and (b) categorisation of crimes against (i) Christian churches and (ii) other religious sites.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, including violence against the person by defendant’s age, sex and ethnicity, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statis...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on the (a) age, (b) sex, (c) ethnicity and (d) nationality of offenders convicted of criminal offences against Christian places of worship since 2010.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, including violence against the person by defendant’s age, sex and ethnicity, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statis...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: Religious BuildingsHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded (a) hate crimes and (b) religiously motivated offences have involved (i) Christian places of worship and (ii) other religious premises since 2010.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, including information on religious hate crimes by the targeted religion of the victim. Information is not collected on whether or not the offence took ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious HatredMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) his Department and (b) other Government departments distinguish between offences committed against (i) Christian, (ii) Muslim, (iii) Jewish and (iv) other places of worship in its (A) crime and (B) co
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, including violence against the person by defendant’s age, sex and ethnicity, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statis...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for crimes committed against (a) churches and (b) other Christian places of worship in England and Wales since 2010; and what proportion of all religious-premises offences thi
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, including violence against the person by defendant’s age, sex and ethnicity, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statis...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what strategic reasons aid is used to fund projects described as aiming to (a) influence social norms and (b) achieve social transformation overseas.
Answer: Since 2021, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has used the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) to guide decisions on how UK foreign aid is spent effectively. The PrOF sets out mandatory rules and principles to ensure programmes alig...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which UK-registered (a) non-Governmental organisations, (b) charities and (c) UN agencies have received more than £10 million in funding for projects involving (i) norm chang
Answer: Since 2021, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has used the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) to guide decisions on how UK foreign aid is spent effectively. The PrOF sets out mandatory rules and principles to ensure programmes alig...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department undertakes (a) risk and (b) equality impact assessments on aid projects whose stated objectives include (i) influencing norms and (ii) gender ideology.
Answer: Since 2021, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has used the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) to guide decisions on how UK foreign aid is spent effectively. The PrOF sets out mandatory rules and principles to ensure programmes alig...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much overseas aid funding has been allocated to projects or programmes aimed at promoting (a) climate justice, (b) social transformation and (c) norm change since 2021.
Answer: Since 2021, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has used the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) to guide decisions on how UK foreign aid is spent effectively. The PrOF sets out mandatory rules and principles to ensure programmes alig...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that overseas aid funding is not used to promote (a) social transformation, (b) gender ideology, (c) climate justice and (d) other ideologica
Answer: Since 2021, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has used the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) to guide decisions on how UK foreign aid is spent effectively. The PrOF sets out mandatory rules and principles to ensure programmes alig...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Data ProtectionMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personal data breaches were reported by his Department to the Information Commissioner’s Office in each year since 2020; and how of those resulted in enforcement action.
Answer: 22 personal data incidents have been reported by the Ministry of Defence to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) since 2020. Three of those resulted in enforcement action. The personal data incidents reported to the ICO are listed in the Department...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Home Country NationalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date (a) Ministers in his Department were informed of the data breach affecting Afghan nationals who worked with UK forces and (b) that breach was escalated to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Answer: Officials were alerted to the data incident on 14 August 2023, and it was reported the next day to Ministry of Defence (MOD) Head Office and Ministers in the previous Government. Immediate action was taken to ensure that the compromised dataset, which had...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85472More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) figures, (b) charts and (c) underlying data tables on (i) income tax and (ii) indirect tax contributions by ethnicity referenced in her Department's Freedom of Information response FOI202
Answer: HM Treasury does not routinely publish information which is released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The FOI was answered in accordance with the Freedom of Information principles.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits and Taxation: StatisticsTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85471More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for National Statistics has provided (a) data, (b) technical support and (c) modelling assistance her Department in connection with analyses of (i) tax contributions and (ii) benefit claims by (A)
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces the Living Costs and Food survey which is one of the household microdata sets used regularly for analysis of tax and welfare measures by protected characteristics to fulfil the requirements under the Publi...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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